News tagged with diabetes care

Child diabetes levels higher in China than in US, study finds

A study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found Chinese teenagers have a rate of diabetes nearly four times greater than their counterparts in the United States. The rise in the incidence ...

Diabetes created Jul 05, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Physician's empathy directly associated with positive clinical outcomes, confirms large study

Patients of doctors who are more empathic have better outcomes and fewer complications, concludes a large, empirical study by a team of Thomas Jefferson University and Italian researchers who evaluated relationships between ...

Health created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Weight loss does not lower heart disease risk from type 2 diabetes

Intervention stopped early in NIH-funded study of weight loss in overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes after finding no harm, but no cardiovascular benefits

Diabetes created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Insulin resistance linked to brain health in elderly

New research from Uppsala University shows that reduced insulin sensitivity is linked to smaller brain size and deteriorated language skills in seniors. The findings are now published in the scientific journal Diabetes Ca ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Pot smoking linked to some metabolic changes

(HealthDay)—Regularly smoking pot is associated with visceral adiposity and adipose tissue insulin resistance, but not other metabolic changes such as impaired β-cell function or hepatic steatosis, according ...

Diabetes created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Diet soda linked to increase in glucagon-like peptide 1 levels

(HealthDay) -- Drinking a diet soda before a glucose load is associated with increased glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) secretion in individuals with type 1 diabetes and healthy controls, but not in those with ...

Diabetes created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In Taiwan, diabetes linked to increased Parkinson's risk

(HealthDay) -- Individuals with diabetes in Taiwan have a significantly increased risk of Parkinson's disease (PD), which is robust across most age and gender stratifications, according to a study published ...

Diabetes created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fat stats: 30% of adults in 12 states now obese

(HealthDay) -- Roughly one-third of adults in 12 states are obese, with Mississippi topping the list at 34.9 percent, according to a new analysis of U.S. figures.

Overweight and Obesity created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Vitamin D deficiency linked to Type 1 diabetes

A study led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has found a correlation between vitamin D3 serum levels and subsequent incidence of Type 1 diabetes. The six-year study of blood levels ...

Diabetes created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fasting plasma glucose beats HbA1c for diabetes screening

(HealthDay)—For patients without diabetes undergoing coronary angiography (CAG), fasting plasma glucose (FPG) performs better in diabetes screening than glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), according to a study ...

Diabetes created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Type 1 diabetes in urban children skyrockets

(Medical Xpress)—Over the past two decades, the incidence of type 1 diabetes in very young children under age 5 has increased by 70 percent in the city of Philadelphia, according to research from a University of Pennsylvania ...

Diabetes created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Islet transplant may slow progression of atherosclerosis

Minimally invasive islet transplantation for patients with type 1 diabetes achieves insulin independence and reverses the progression of atherosclerosis in the first few years after transplant, according to a University of ...

Diabetes created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Grape polyphenols counteract fructose-induced effects

(HealthDay)—Grape polyphenol (PP) supplementation prevents fructose-induced oxidative stress and insulin resistance in healthy volunteers with high metabolic risk, according to research published online ...

Diabetes created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Whole grains, rather than dietary fibre, found to be fundamental to the prevention of chronic disease

The apparent links between various food types and the prevention of chronic diseases - such as type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease (CHD) and hypertension - are well established. In particular, dietary ...

Medical research created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sleep apnea severity linked to glycated hemoglobin levels

(HealthDay) -- For adults without diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity is independently associated with impaired glucose metabolism, as measured by glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels, according ...

Sleep apnea created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Diabetes Care (journal)

Diabetes Care is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published since 1978 by the American Diabetes Association. A monthly publication, Diabetes Care is a journal for the health care practitioner that is intended to increase knowledge, stimulate research, and promote better management of people with diabetes. To achieve these goals, the journal publishes original research on human studies in the following five categories: 1) clinical care/education/nutrition/psychosocial research, 2) epidemiology/health services research, 3) emerging treatments and technologies, 4) pathophysiology/complications, and 5) cardiovascular and metabolic risk. The journal also publishes clinically relevant review articles, letters to the editor, and commentaries. Topics covered are or interest to clinically oriented physicians, researchers, epidemiologists, diabetes educators, and other health professionals.

The impact factor of the journal is 7.851 (2007), ranking fourth in the field of Endocrinology/Metabolism out of 92 journals.

International editions of the journal include Asian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Spanish, Portuguese, Middle Eastern, Chinese, and Polish editions.

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